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Bandsaw Operator
 QPS Employment Group | |
18.00
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 United States, Illinois, Rockford | |
| 4040 East State Street (Show on map) | |
 Nov 11, 2026 | |
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Position Title: Bandsaw Operator
Wage: $18.00 per hour Shift: 1st Hours: 6:00am-2:00pm QPS Employment Group has a great Bandsaw Operator position available at company in Rockford, IL. This is a 1st shift position with the opportunity for hire. Bandsaw Operator Responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Maintains and turns in accurate, legible daily labor reports. - Becomes familiar and proficient with the operational aspects of all equipment assigned to the area. Equipment includes but is not limited to bandsaw, plate saw, forklift, hand grinder, etc. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to read, interpret, and process all orders utilizing standard documentation such as work orders, in-house cut sheets or other authorized forms of instructions. - Must learn the C. color code chart. - Must learn the various grades of material used by company. - Must become familiar and proficient with how to read, interpret, and use the decimal conversion chart. - Must have the ability to work with close tolerances. - Proficient in the use of common, generally accepted measuring devices such as tapes, micrometers, calipers, or other instruments as required. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to select, set-up and adjust equipment necessary to complete job in the most efficient manner. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to clean equipment including the removal of chips, steel stringers and burrs from on, under and around the equipment. - Must strictly adhere to published company I.S.O. guidelines and procedures. - Must strictly adhere to published company safety guidelines and procedures. - Becomes familiar and proficient with various safety requirements such as the lockout/tagout procedure, etc. - Becomes familiar and proficient with the operational understanding of all assigned equipment procedures, capabilities, and capacities. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to read and adhere to published speed and feed charts. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to read, interpret and follow all published production schedules. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to verify conformance of finished product to work order requirements. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to coordinate acceptance and signoff of finished work with the quality control department. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to accurately process work orders for transfer to the cleaning station, next workstation or for shipment. - Must be able to follow oral and/or written instructions. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to safely operate fork trucks or other material handling equipment to move material or product. - Must complete forklift training and successfully pass the certification test. - Becomes familiar and proficient with the principals, capacities, and safety aspects of how to properly select, attach, and move materials and/or equipment with the appropriate lifting devices such as chains or straps. - Becomes familiar and proficient with how to perform simple maintenance of equipment. - Becomes familiar with and knows all stock locations. - Becomes familiar and proficient in storing excess material properly and in a timely manner. - Maintains housekeeping standards of area in compliance with established company policies and expectations. - Meets or exceeds company standards for productivity and efficiency on a consistent basis. - Must be able to work with team leader and/or supervision to accurately accomplish any given task. - Must be able to clearly convey all necessary information to team members of other shifts to ensure smooth transitions between shifts. - Assists others as required. Bandsaw Operator Requirements: - Prefer a high school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.) and also prefer a minimum of 1 year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. -Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and comprehend all forms of written and/or verbal instructions. - Ability to write simple correspondence. - Effectively able to present information and respond to questions from managers, supervisors, and other employees of the organization. - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. - Ability to apply a common sense approach and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations. - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. - The employee is occasionally required to: walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch. - The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 70 pounds. - Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. IND017 About us: QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately! Why Work with QPS? - Access to sought-after positions with leading employers - Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers and we will never ask you to pay a fee! Please note that QPS Employment Group may use a virtual recruiting assistant to help screen and schedule candidates efficiently. All information collected through this process is used solely for employment purposes and is handled securely in accordance with our privacy policy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. | |